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It doesn't get much better from there. Temperatures are expected to reach the 20s each day and fall into the upper single digits or low teens each night in most of the state.

Matt Becker, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Jackson, said the normal highs for early January in Eastern Kentucky are in the mid-40s. Through much of the week, the temperatures will likely not get past 20, Becker said. "It will be below freezing until late next week," Becker said.

In many areas, weather forecasters also are predicting a light dusting of snow over the next week.